Mclaren MP4-4

[govind112]

Why was the MP4-4 so fast compared to other cars that year, and was able to win 15/16 races?

[Just_a_fan]

It had a simple low drag, high downforce chassis fitted with the best engine (the last year of the turbo era with other teams already starting to move to NA engines) driven by the two best drivers on the grid.

It was a 'perfect storm' season. They should have had 1-2 every race really...

[timbo]

The year was transitional. E.g. Williams was using natural aspirated Judd engines, and while the chassis was good it was clearly underpowered compared to Macca.
Ferrari was reorganizing it's technical department between Postlethwait and Barnard, and Lotus was clearly in decline.
So in addition to having a good chassis, best engine and best driver McLaren did not have a strong competition.

[FW17]

It had a simple low drag, high downforce chassis fitted with the best engine (the last year of the turbo era with other teams already starting to move to NA engines) driven by the two best drivers on the grid.

It was a 'perfect storm' season. They should have had 1-2 every race really...

COZ Ron Dennis convinced Honda to dump Williams.

[Just_a_fan]

It had a simple low drag, high downforce chassis fitted with the best engine (the last year of the turbo era with other teams already starting to move to NA engines) driven by the two best drivers on the grid.

It was a 'perfect storm' season. They should have had 1-2 every race really...

COZ Ron Dennis convinced Honda to dump Williams.

Indeed so. Paid off too, didn't it? Williams got their own back a few years later with the Renault V10 engined cars though whilst McLaren were lumbering around with Ford and Peugeot lumps etc...